Welcome! Log In Create A New Profile

SVR/OLC Bates water tank

Forum List Message List New Topic Print View

terry fosback

November 14, 2014 12:19PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 229

The Oregon Lumber Company had a rail line down the middle fork of the John Day river that diverged from the Sumpter Valley Railway at Bates. There was a water tower located between the two tracks at this location. I have examined all the photos I can find of the tank, and I can see that the tank was able to service locos on the OLC spur, but did this tank have another spout to service the SVR? I can't tell how far from the SVR tracks the tank actually sits.

Reply Quote

Message List Previous Message Next Message

RSS

Subject	Author	Posted
SVR/OLC Bates water tank	terry fosback	November 14, 2014 12:19PM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	J.B.Bane	November 14, 2014 03:10PM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	terry fosback	November 14, 2014 06:39PM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	Jim Grigsby	November 16, 2014 05:11PM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	terry fosback	November 20, 2014 11:52AM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	J.B.Bane	November 20, 2014 05:33PM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	terry fosback	November 20, 2014 06:29PM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	J.B.Bane	November 20, 2014 07:53PM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	terry fosback	November 23, 2014 11:52AM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	J.B.Bane	November 23, 2014 12:35PM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	eric	November 24, 2014 09:37AM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	J.B.Bane	November 24, 2014 02:03PM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	terry fosback	November 29, 2014 10:49PM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	terry fosback	December 09, 2014 03:39PM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	T A Hunter	November 24, 2014 02:41PM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	J.B.Bane	November 24, 2014 03:37PM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	LOGGERHOGGER	December 11, 2014 07:56AM
Re: SVR/OLC Bates water tank	J.B.Bane	December 11, 2014 11:07AM

Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.

Click here to login

488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter

The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.